The statement issued by the French Foreign Ministry today saying that certain leaders could have immunity from the ICC arrest warrants is a big shame and constitutes a stark violation of France’s legal obligations under the Rome Statute.
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Whoever defends genocidaires and grants them immunity after the arrest warrants have been issued the ICC against Israeli leaders is inviting the rule of jungle and destroying the rule of law. Double standards and selectivity must not have a place in international justice.
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Instead of ending the atrocities and the ongoing genocidal campaign in Gaza, the French government is providing the legal cover for those who killed and injured over 120,000 Palestinians, displaced and starved the whole population, and brought the entire Strip on the ground.
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4) It seems that 14 months of ongoing live-streamed genocide are not sufficient for some western governments to look at Palestinians as equal human beings deserving of justice and human rights.
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